Sentidokomon

By Ester C. Beatty

Pancyprian Games

15^{th April 2010 – Cathrine Beatty has successfully defended her title as the Pancyprian champion during the four-day event beginning 13th – 16th April 2010 at Zenon Athletic Centre in Larnaca. With three fouls and three good throws on the record, she managed to throw her personal best with a distance of 52.40m on her last throw. She represents Cyprus again for the Panhellenic Games, which this year is held in Chalkida, Greece between 3rd – 5th May 2010. The Cyprus team delegation left on Sunday, 2nd May 2010 and returns on 6th May 2010.}

^{Panhellenic Games}

^{4th May 2010 – Cathrine came 2nd on her event with a distance of 49.58m, well below her personal best but very happy with her result. Agapi Proskynitopoulou came first with a distance of 58.08m. Agapi came 5th during the Gymnasiade Doha 2009 with a distance of 50.07m. Prior to their departure for the Panhellenic games, the athlete throwers’ training schedules were disrupted for 4 days due to the freak weather condition in Nicosia, whereby every afternoon it rained and therefore no throwing was possible which was not an ideal preparation for an important competition. Cathrine was training every day for a minimum of two hours from Monday to Friday with a combination of throwing, technique (rhythms) and weight lifting after school hours. She is now ripping the result of her total dedication and commitments for this regime although at times it has not been easy for her and her parents, as she has to combine her other activities (volleyball and piano lessons) as well as studying for her important exams that are coming up very shortly.}

^{4th May 2010}